The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-27
And Makes Some Severe Criticism
Upon the Pope and Papal
Ministers.

terdav, q, to hope TO do much toward
reforming the ecclesiastical machine,
which 90 sadly needs 1t that 1t is
simply folly to deny 1t. II was the
despissd or the unheard cry that went
up for centuries from good and true
men everywhere that made possible,
and In some sense necessary,
the destructive religious revolution of
the sixteenth century. The cry was
for reformation OF the church, in it's
head ard in its members; and by
head was, Of course, meant the Pope
and his court ct Rome. Bishop Ryan
is assuredly not unaware Of this, and
that the Council Of Trent, somewhat
on the principle Of closing the
stable door Il ~ tie horse has fled,
busted itself foe yeats with this
great work, which, as the volumes of
Its DEGREES chow, is called by the
council itself reformation. In spite
of the council, abueee rama ned and
grew and made necessary the French
revolution, and similar abuses aud
contempt for the popular demand for
changes, entirely permissible and
laudable, have made necessary the
modern Italian revolution.
@ MMANDKD TO RECANT.
''fJ call the case of Calico and
Clpernicus misap prehension 10 to
use rid culously, mild or Gu 1hemis.
tic word, like the calling OF our great
wsr the late oplessantDees.' The
misspprahension continued till the
time OF Poe Benedict XIV, 200 years
sfter Copernicus, and 100 sitter the
time Of Calico, and the works OF both
we're kept on the infamous list
OF the index OF forbidden
books for q whole century.
As the bishop acknowledges that no
strange misapprehension could occur
as the condemning to prison of Calico
and the forcing him to retract q
scientific truth, and this was done by
the inquisition OF which the Pope is
ex-officlo chairman, IL is not logical to
IL for that a similar misapprehension,
with the gravest consequences not
only to me, but to the millions who
agree with me, and in such matters
as Irish and Italian politics, may be
entertained and acted upon by the
present Pope. The Bishop should not
imply, as he seems to do, that / was
invited to conference in Rome. |
was ordered to condemn the doctrine
before starting for Rome, and my fail
ure to do Sc would have been an ad-
ditional offense to be punished In
Rome.
GAS regards Papal delegates to va
rious nations, the Bishop might re.
member that ss long ago as the twelfth
century st. Bernard found 1t proper Ia
caution the Popes 10 choose legatet
who would not sccept presents, which
Is, Of course, but q mild word fol
brides, and would return as poor aS
they went.
THE POPE CoERCED BY IRISH CLERGY
sine allusion to A. chbishop WsIsh'r
appointment in Dubl,n is most 10 for
tunate, and justifi:s what / ead yes
teFday. 1t was ex orted from the
Pope by threats of sChiSn to prevent
him from appointing somebody else Il
please the Qlsen. Does Bishop RyaI
forget Simeoni's letter against thu
Parnell testimonial fund and th'
calumnies which 1t contained
sgainst Irish patriots, aud III
brutal prohibition to Irisl
bshous aud priests to favor th'
fund.- If we obey cur Savior mus
we obey every whim and caprice o
the Pope, especially in matters o
which be is grossly ignorantP Tn
present Pope actually raid to bishop
from New York and Messaohu
sets that he supposed the,
come by the Isthmus OF Panama
With all respect to the Bishop
IL Is simply notorious fec
that the religion of Italy has sacri
feed to the politics Of the Pope, ant
particularly to his temporal power
and that in his ccquetting with tn
Cabinets of England, Prussia an
Russia he is preparing to sacriic
precious rights and liberties OF tn
people and clergy of those countrle
to his diplomacy, and with the utter
ly foolish hope that this late day tn
Pope's temporal power may be II
stored by their aid, az 1t was sevent
years ago.
THE CHURCH MUST RRoEDE.
81 have as good right to assert tbs
Bishop Ryan, in condemning our ecc
nomio theories, IL condemniug wins
he does not understand, ss he has t
say that they are merely ideal theorlf
and impracticable. The IhQuisitio
said worse OF Galileo's ideal theories
1t called them hereiical. The tim
will come when the church will NJ
be found fighting our theories, for tn
same reason that the mi
chine is no longer fighting the theorit
OF Calico. tbs very poor comfort K
people who are struggling for scientif
advancement, for national develop
ment and for national liberty, to kno
that the ecclesisetic machine which
now depressing, cslumniSting aud col
dsmnirg will, after these good thin
are achieved in spite Of it, be willir
enough, 100 years from now, to sir
TIE Deums for which il will be we'll pal
Toe Bishop would like to 81
3 Henry George and me formulate OF
doctrines and submit them. Does n
; the Bishop know that Mr. George hi
formulated bis doctrines, and e,
pounded them at great length in Sc
3 eTsl printed works, and that am
= perfect accord with him2 Az to 'su
:. hitting them, the less said about IT,
: the better. They are submitt'
enough already TO whatsoever choos
q TO read them, and tho proper THU
u for the eoclesiaatiC authorities to do
"a timply TO let them alone, unless it CT
=, be clearly proven that they are contrs
- to essential morality or to revealed !
10 ligion. Last Of al the Bishop wron
It US when he charges ne with opposii
Ia the laws which govern society. v
- are simply peacefully sgitAting Tor Il
'e constitutional change OF laVs--ior d
le placing Of a single tx, which shall
It upon land, and 10 the amount OF &
70 rental va ne Thereof. So lar is Il
. from being opposed to law that 1t
" the settled jurisprudence Of our cou
ct try that the State has perfect right
a. do so."